Lacing-hook.



W. R. LOGKHART.

LAGING HOOK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.28, 1912.

1,056,189, Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Snow H601 1 -311 0 khazt WALTER R. LOCKHART, OF HOTCHKISS, COLORADO.

LAOING-HOOK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 28, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 717,583.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVALTnR R. Locnrmn'r, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Hotchkiss. in the county of Delta, State ofColorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inLacing-Hooks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention is directed to im provements in lacing hooks forshoes and the like, and has for its object to so construct hooks of thistype that the lace is prevented from becoming accidentall disengagedfrom the hooks.

A further object of the invention is to provide hooks of this type withsimple and etlicient means for preventing the hook from swinging uponits pivot when engaged by the lace.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combinations and arrangementsof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the hook. Fig. 2 is a rear elevationof the hook. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. l isa perspective view of the pivoted aw.

Referring to the drawing. the numeral 1 designates a base ring. and bywhich the hook is stitched to the adjacent edges of a shoe or the like.

Formed integral with the ring 1 is a pair of spaced ears 2. the upperends of which are provided with registered perforations 3 for receivingthe pin l upon which is pivotally mounted the jaw 5, said jaw havingportions 6 and 7. which are arranged substantially at right angles toeach other. One of the ears 2 is formed with an inwardly pressed boss 8.which coacts with a similar boss 9 formed upon the portion 7 of the jaw5 said bosses being adapted to frictionally engage each other during theswinging of said aw in either direction. It will be noted that the boss9 is arranged transversely on the portion '7 and that the boss 8 isformed longitudinally of its ear so that when one end of the boss 9engages the outer side of the boss 8 the jaw 5 will be held againstaccidental swinging but will be permitted to swing open when pressure isapplied to the same sufficient to permit the portion 7 to flex enough topermit this operation. T 0 limit the outward swing-- ing movement of theaw 5 the same has its portion T provided with a shoulder 10 whichengages one end of the boss 8, as clearly shown in dotted lines in Fig.3.

In operation the jaws are swung open and the lace passed under theportions 5 and in contact with the portions 7, whereupon drawing uponthe lace the jaws will be swung closed and the boss 9 will ride over theboss 8 until the inner end thereof will engage one side of the boss 8,thus holding the jaw locked.

What is claimed is A lacing hook of the class described, comprising abase ring adapted for attachment to a shoe a pair of spaced ears formedintegral with the ring, a jaw pivotally mount ed between the ears, saidjaw consisting of portions arranged substantially at right angles toeach other one of said portions having a boss arranged transverselythereof a second boss formed upon one of said ears and adapted to beslidably engaged by the first named boss when the jaw is being closedand adapted to be engaged by one side thereof when the jaw is closed,and a shoulder carried by the jaw and adapted to engage the second bossto limit the outward swinging movement of said jaw.

In testimony whereof, I ai'lir; my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

lVALTER R. LOCKHART. Witnesses FRED D. VVILLOUGHBY, SAMUEL PARR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

